Plan a flight · Mon 10:14 am EDT (14:14 UTC)

Marion County to Alexandria International MAO → AEX

688 nautical miles (792 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 259°, about 267° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC). Right now MAO is VFR, wind calm; AEX is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from MAO.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

C172 at 4,500 ft, 24 nm north, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 000° at 0 knots. 110 nm along the route, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EOE UA /OV EOE180006 /TM 1317 /FL045 /TP C172 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through EOE
Where
6 nm south (180°) of EOE
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 000° at 0 knots
Turbulence
none
E145 at 6,500 ft, 14 nm south, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 140 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
8 nm north (350°) of AGS
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
clear
C68A at 1,500 ft, 22 nm south, 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 140 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS/TM 1212/FL015/TP C68A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
12:12 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B737 at 17,000 ft, 49 nm north, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. 170 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16
C56X at 45,000 ft, 49 nm north, 8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 28. 170 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1232/FL450/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 28
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
12:32 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 28
BE20 at 17,800 ft, 24 nm south, 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 13. 359 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV MGM359015/TM 1223/FL178/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 13
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
15 nm north (359°) of MGM
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 17,800 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 13
C560 at 8,000 ft, 38 nm south, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 369 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 5N/TM 1314/FL080/TP C560/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 5N
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
clear
SF50 at 2,000 ft, 38 nm south, 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC): remarks: great visibility, no tops/bases reported. 369 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV 6 MILES E MGM /TM 1255/FL020/TP SF50/RM GREAT VIS, NO TOPS/BASES REPORTED
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
6 miles east mgm
Time
12:55 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Remarks
great visibility, no tops/bases reported
CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 38 nm south, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 369 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 2E/TM 1145/FL012/TP CRJ9/WX -HZ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 2E
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Weather
light haze
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 35 nm south, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 509 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCB
Where
20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
clear
Weather
no
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
from 270° at 4 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 8 nm north, 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 589 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAN UA /OV MHZ225040/TM 1118/FL080/TP BE36/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAN
Where
40 nm southwest (225°) of MHZ
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (FLO, CAE, GSP, ATL, CSG, MGM, JAN, LCH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	320° at 9 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	5 h 56 min	3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	+5 kt	16 °C	115 kt	5 h 59 min	3:13 pm CDT (20:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	+5 kt	12 °C	115 kt	5 h 59 min	3:13 pm CDT (20:13 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	+6 kt	8 °C	114 kt	6 h 02 min	3:16 pm CDT (20:16 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	+7 kt	5 °C	113 kt	6 h 05 min	3:19 pm CDT (20:19 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	+8 kt	2 °C	112 kt	6 h 09 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+8 kt	-2 °C	112 kt	6 h 09 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 16 kt	+9 kt	-5 °C	111 kt	6 h 12 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 16 kt	+9 kt	-17 °C	111 kt	6 h 12 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 30 kt	+8 kt	-31 °C	112 kt	6 h 09 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 37 kt	+9 kt	-40 °C	111 kt	6 h 12 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 32 kt	+4 kt	-51 °C	116 kt	5 h 56 min	3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
FLO	used from 0 nm out; 7 nm from the line	330/11	330/15 14°	330/22 10°	350/21 7°	340/30 -5°	350/37 -19°	350/34 -32°	350/32 -42°	310/37 -51°
CAE	used from 50 nm out; 15 nm from the line	340/11	330/13 14°	350/24 11°	350/26 8°	340/26 -5°	350/33 -18°	340/31 -32°	340/30 -41°	330/32 -52°
GSP	used from 150 nm out; 83 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
ATL	used from 200 nm out; 37 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
CSG	used from 299 nm out; 47 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
MGM	used from 349 nm out; 32 nm from the line	350/14	320/18 17°	320/17 11°	300/14 5°	330/13 -5°	310/12 -17°	330/29 -30°	340/40 -40°	350/32 -50°
JAN	used from 449 nm out; 79 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
LCH	used from 648 nm out; 95 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
MAO Marion, SC	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	92 ft	9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC)
FLO Florence, SC	20 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	146 ft	13:53 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC	90 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	235 ft	13:56 UTC
AGS Augusta, GA	140 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	145 ft	13:53 UTC
ATL Atlanta, GA	259 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,026 ft	13:52 UTC
ALX Alexander City, AL	339 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	reported, no category	from the east-southeast (120°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	685 ft	13:55 UTC
SEM Selma, AL	399 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
DYA Demopolis, AL	449 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	111 ft	13:55 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	489 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	13:58 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	559 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	341 ft	13:53 UTC
MKV Marksville, LA	668 nm out, 21 nm south of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	78 ft	08:15 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,026 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:10 pm CDT (20:10 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for AEX

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 259 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at MAO 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Marion County, Alexandria International.